BEFORE AND AFTER: MY DINING ROOM-DRAPERIES FINISH THE ROOM!

 DON'T GET ME WRONG....LOVED MY DINING ROOM BEFORE. BUT WHEN WE CAME HOME FROM VACATION A FEW WEEKS AGO, I FINALLY REALIZED WHAT THIS SPACE NEEDED.  I CHOSE A FABRIC IVE BEEN OBSESSED WITH FOR YEARS IN MY FAVORITE COLOR GREEN......AND DECIDED TO GO FOR IT!!! DRAPERIES FINALLY!!!

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 FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DELIBERATING WHETHER IT WOULD LOOK STRANGE TO HAVE WINDOW TREATMENTS ON JUST THE TWO WINDOWS AND NOT ON THE OTHERS. THRILLED IT WORKED!

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BEFORE AND AFTER: BOISSEVAIN AVE DINING ROOM

I'M SUCH A HORRIBLE "BEFORE" PICTURE TAKER-BUT THIS IS ALL I GOT!
THIS HOMEOWNER WAS SICK OF THE PEACH WALLS AND WANTED TO ADD SOME PANELED DRAPERY...........
AS USUAL, ONE THING LEAD TO ANOTHER....... AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT, THE DINING CHAIRS WERE REUPHOLSTERED, AND WE ADDED HOSTESS CHAIRS, AND PAIR OF NEW LAMPS, AND OCCASIONAL TABLE LAMP, AND A NEW HANGING LIGHT FIXTURE. SOON WE WILL HAVE A HERRINGBONE SEAGRASS RUG TO COMPLETE THE LOOK.
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

FRONT DOOR FABULOUS....AGAIN!

THIS RICHMOND, VIRGINIA CUSTOMER NEVER STOPS INSPIRING ME TO THINK IN A NEW WAY. THIS TIME, SHE THOUGHT FOR ME.....AND SHE HIT THE BULL'S EYE!

YOU MAY REMEMBER THE POST BELOW.....

http://lucywilliamsinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2012/09/front-door-fabulous.html

WELL, MY SUPER STYLISH CUSTOMER THOUGHT THIS DOOR COULD BE GREAT ON HER HOUSE TOO.....AND... I THINK SHE NAILED IT........

 WE HAD THESE LANTERNS CUSTOM MADE WITH MIRRORS ON THE BACK PLATE. A CONTEMPORARY STYLE USING TRADITIONAL MATERIALS ON AN ADORABLE HOUSE MAKES ME A HAPPY DESIGNER!

  WHO KNEW THIS DOOR WOULD BE SUCH A TREAT FROM THE INSIDE TOO?

A SMALL GLIMPSE OF THE FOYER....WAS SUCH A TREAT SEEING THE NEW ROMAN SHADE, LAMP AND CONSOLE! JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE REST OF THIS HOUSE. MORE TO COME!!!

BEFORE AND AFTER: WATERFRONT LIVING ROOM WALL

THIS LIVING ROOM NEEDED AN UPDATED LOOK ON THE LEFT WALL. BEFORE, A LARGE BLACK HUTCH DOMINATED THE WALL. IT WAS DARK AND THERE WAS NO SURFACE AREA FOR LAMPS.

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 NOW A BEAUTIFUL NEW CABINET ANCHORS THE WALL ALLOWING SPACE FOR A PAIR OF LAMPS. WE ORDERED AN ENORMOUS MIRROR SO IT WOULD REFLECT LIGHT FROM THE WINDOWS OPPOSITE THE WALL.

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BEFORE AND AFTER: IN THE GARDEN

I LOVE WATCHING MY GARDEN GROW.
......A FEW MONTHS BACK I HIRED NORFOLK LANDSCAPING TALENT JOHN PRINCE TO HELP MAX OUT THE POTENTIAL IN MY YARD. NOT ONLY DOES JOHN SUGGEST PLANTS THAT WILL THRIVE IN OUR AREA, BUT HE IS ALSO A PLANT SNOB...AND I MEAN THAT AS A COMPLIMENT!!!-I'M A FABRIC SNOB SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CHARACTERISTIC!!!!..PLUS, I KNEW I WAS GETTING GOOD STUFF!! LOVING MY YARD'S NEW LOOK!!!
 HERE ARE A FEW PICS.....

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 THE NEW BRICK BORDER REALLY HELPS DEFINE THE GARDEN AREA-WAY BETTER THAN BEFORE!!!!

 NEW PLANTS INCLUDE THE CRAPE MYRTLE, SAGO PALM, SOCIETY GARLIC, LANTANA, GARDENIAS, AGERATUM, ETC......

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 THE NEW CRINUM PLANTS HAVE BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE BUT WILL LOOK AMAZING WITH THE PINK BLOOMS IN A FEW WEEKS!

THIS AREA USED TO BE A MUD PIT......A NEW WALKWAY WAS A MUST!!!

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NOW ITS NOT ONLY FUNCTIONAL BUT BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT FROM INSIDE AND OUT!  THE NEW CAST IRON PLANTS WILL THICKEN UP INTO A LUSH LANDSCAPE.

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 AND OUT FRONT...........

 MY ROHDEA JAPONICA IS A WELCOME CHANGE THAT REPLACED ONLY RATTY LOOKING LARIOPE. THESE WILL ALSO THICKEN UP AND SHOW RED BERRIES.

NEXT UP? ABSOLUTELY HATE THE UGLY CONCRETE SIDEWALK-YUK!!! WILL SOMEDAY REPLACE WITH SAME WALKWAY FROM BACK!!

VACATION BLISS 2013: COWBOY PARADISE

MY KIDS ARE FINALLY OLD ENOUGH FOR A DUDE RANCH!!

SO AFTER LOTS OF RESEARCH AND TONS OF GREAT REFERRALS, THE R LAZY S RANCH http://rlazys.com IN JACKSON, WYOMING WAS OUR TICKET TO AN AMAZING ADVENTURE IN THE WILD WEST!!

MY ONLY REGRET? ALL THE FOOD I ATE! BUT HOW CAN YOU NOT WHEN SOME OF WYOMING'S BEST CHEFS ARE IN THE KITCHEN?

AND WE LOVED OUR CABIN...THE VIEWS OF THE TETONS WERE PRICELESS!!

 HANGING ON THE FRONT PORCH...

BRUCE THE MOOSE WASN'T AFRAID TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE!!

HAYRIDE FUN WITH SOME OF OUR AWESOME WRANGLERS

WE ARE GOING TO MISS THIS PLACE.....BUT WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE.......YEEEEEEHAAAAAWW!!!!

BEFORE AND AFTER: BAY COLONY FAMILY ROOM

I HATE IT WHEN I CANT FIND THE BEFORE PICS!
ANYWAY, HERE IS A SHOT OF THE ROOM WHEN THE TRANSITION WAS IN THE EARLY STAGES.
THESE ADORABLE HOMEOWNERS BOUGHT 2 MATCHING AND VERY NEUTRAL SOFAS ......SO WE HAD A VERY CLEAN SLATE TO WORK OFF OF!
WE CHOSE A BLUE AND WHITE COLOR SCHEME WITH A HINT OF GREEN (GREEN FLOWS INTO THE NEIGHBORING KITCHEN) WE ALSO ADDED THE SISAL-NICE AND SOFT AND VERY EASY TO DECORATE AROUND! SINCE THEN, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY!!!

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 AND THRILLED A VERY IMPORTANT AND SUPER ADORABLE MEMBER OF THE FAM LOVES TO LOUNGE TOO!!

 

AND THE NEIGHBORING BREAKFAST ROOM........